Chapter 20: Temporary Bodyguards
"The hand of darkness has let us go. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Will the Dark Hand release you?" Kester was stunned for a moment.
He Lilan's voice was very sad: "They said that they would not kill people who had nothing to do with the mission, but we couldn't go back." Chu Pofeng quickly absorbed the aristocratic forces close to his father in just a few days, if I hadn't kept an eye on it and didn't show up publicly, but secretly investigated the situation, it was not the Gale Eagle who chased us, but Chu Pofeng's lackey. ”
"Even if Chu Pofeng is the emperor of the people," Speaking of this, He Lilan gritted his teeth, "I will make him regret it sooner or later, today he took everything from our brother and sister, and tomorrow I will definitely ask him for it!" ”
"Actually, I also have a grudge against him." Looking at the gritted teeth of the Terran boy in front of him, Kester was somehow touched in his heart. In order to disguise himself in the mercenaries before, Kester didn't show much emotion, but at this moment, He Lilan was the same as last night, and let him see his shadow again.
"Brother Ye also has a grudge against Chu Pofeng?" He Lilan couldn't imagine that the life-saving benefactor he met casually in the wild was also on the same front as himself, "Do you have any festivals between you?" ”
"The hatred of the extermination, the hatred of the family!"
After listening to Kester's answer, He Lilan was silent for a while: "Okay, let's not talk about this, Brother Ye, where do you plan to go next?" ”
Kester showed a sour smile: "I have long been homeless, and the last relatives have also been buried by my own hands. Maybe I'll have to wander all over the world in the future. Speaking of this, Kester paused again, revealing a look of confusion: "Although I also think about revenge all the time, I can't seem to do anything. ”
"Why don't you go with us as Brother Ye?" He Lilan invited Kester, "In the past, my father met Lord Bal, the Marquis of the Sea Clan, who was also the eighth prince of Acewell, in the mercenary city of Lyle, in the northwest. It is said that the Marquis de Barr will return to the city of Lyre in a little more than a month to pay respects to his father, and if we go to him, he will not refuse. ”
"Sea Clan?" Kester frowned, and said in his heart that he really didn't want to rely on any of the six clans right now. Kester shook his head: "No, I have no plans to defect to others at the moment. However, when he saw the disappointment in He Lilan's eyes and He Ling'er's expectant eyes, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "But be a good person to the end, with your current situation, it will be difficult to get there safely, I can be your temporary bodyguard to protect you as you go to Lyle City." ”
"Oh yes, thank you, Brother Yun!" He Ling'er cheered.
"Brother Ye not only saved our lives, but also was willing to protect us on the road, this great kindness and great virtue He Lilan is unforgettable." He Lilan said solemnly.
"Okay, no need to say more polite words, let's get ready and we'll hit the road," Kester, who had made the decision, was unambiguous, "Lilan, do you have a hydration bag?" I left in a hurry without water. ”
"Yes, yes," He Lilan smiled bitterly and took out a shriveled water bag from his waist, "But we have also been out of water for more than a day." ”
"It's okay, look at me." Thankfully, during his previous journey with the mercenaries, Kester had learned a lot that he had never known before, and he took the empty water bag, found a bush with white leaves around it, and cut it in the bark with his long sword. Although his enchanted longsword was not a high-end product, it was still easy and stress-free to cut the bark of a tree, but when he saw a flash of sword light, there was a deep hole in the dry bark of the bush, and pale green juice slowly flowed out from the gap.
"Huh? What is it? He Lilan leaned her head curiously and asked.
"This shrub is called the Whiteleaf Pond," Kester patiently explains, "and its root system is very well developed, and the water content of its branches is particularly high, which is not uncommon in the desert, and can be used for emergency relief." ”
"Wow, Brother Yun is so powerful, I know this." He Ling'er's eyes were as big as two bells.
"I also learned it from other mercenaries not long ago," Kester was a little embarrassed by He Ling'er's praise, he picked up the water bag filled with juice in his hand, lifted it and shook it, "Lilan, Ling'er, are you thirsty?" ”
picked up the bag and poured two sips, He Lilan's expression became a little exciting, but probably because of the foreshadowing made by Kester's roasted whole carving before, He Lilan still restrained his desire to vomit: "Brother Ye, this taste..."
Kester laughed: "Although this juice is a little bitter and smelly, it is absolutely healthy." Speaking of this, he paused again: "The senior who taught me this said: 'If a mercenary is about to be eaten by a demonic beast, it will not matter if the drug is addictive; When you are dying of thirst, you don't care about the taste of water; If he starves to death and cares about the hygiene of food, then he will still die. Isn't that the right phrase for us now? ”
Hearing Kester say this, He Lilan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, as if the weird taste in his mouth was not so obvious, yes, survival is the most important thing!
There is no need to say much about He Ling'er's full drink, compared to her brother He Lilan, He Ling'er mustered up the courage to drink the sap. You must know that if it were normal, with her eldest lady's temper, she would never touch this thing.
Eventually, the three of them set out on the road with a bag full of strange sap and a half-roasted, half-baked and half-baked gale, no, there was no road at all, and Kester could barely lead the way in front of him according to the method he had learned from the mercenaries before.
The time on the road seemed short, and as the sky darkened, Kester knew it was time for them to rest. Although all three were exhausted, their instincts told Kester that they hadn't gone far.
"Looks like we're going to have to speed things up." Kester thought silently. As he thought about it, he lit a fire and roasted the remaining gale sculptures again. The strange smell of barbecue permeated the air, but there was nothing the three of them could do about it, and none of them could cook, both of whom were from aristocratic backgrounds. All three of them could only bite the unpalatable dinner, and barely padded their stomachs by drinking the stinking tree sap.
"Lilan, we have to take turns keeping vigil," after all, when he was alone before, Kester didn't have a choice, and now it's a threesome, and it's not okay to have a vigil, "Let's arrange it like this......"
That night there was no word, and the next day, after a little rectification, they continued on their way. In this way, after three days, Kester noticed that the surrounding bushes and weeds had become less and less. "Maybe it's almost desert, it's a real problem, if we don't prepare, we may have to take a detour." Kester thought helplessly.
But just as Kester was about to change course, a turning point came.